Snowdrift

Noun CEFR B2

ˈsnəʊdɹɪft

Definitions

A bank of snow accumulated by the wind.

Equivalents

Españolcúmulo de nieve

Françaiscongère

DeutschSchneeverwehung Schneewehe

26 more languages

العربيةكومة الثلج

Azərbaycan dilikürtük

Българскипреспа

Bosanskizaspa занос намет

Catalàcongesta

Češtinasněhová závěj

Cymraeglluwchfa

Ελληνικάχιονοστιβάδα

Esperantoneĝamaso

Suomikinos lumikinos lumipenkkalumivalli nietos purku

Gaeilgeráth sneachta

Gàidhligcathadh cathadh-sneachda

Hrvatskizaspa занос намет

Magyarhófúvás hókupac

Italianocumulo di neve

ქართულინამქერი

Қазақ тіліОмбы

МакедонскиПреспа

Nederlandssneeuwbank sneeuwdrift sneeuwduin

Polskizaspa

Portuguêsacúmulo de neve

Românănămete Troian

Русскийсугроб

Српскиzaspa занос намет

Svenskasnödriva snövall

Українськазанос намет

Examples

“In winter the line between Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen was regularly blocked by snowdrifts; in 1947, for instance, it was closed for eight weeks and only three weeks before it was finally closed no trains were able to use ⟳ it for three days because of thick snow ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

snowdrift glacier snowdrift ice Snowdrop snowdrop windflower snowdropper Snowdrops

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